During the offseason, while Clemson was receiving praise for the product gearing up to take the field, the program was also getting attention for its recruiting efforts. The 2026 recruiting class for the Tigers was shaping up to be one of the best in Dabo Swinney’s time as the head coach. Of course in today’s college football landscape, those early commitments don’t mean as much.
As the 2025 season began, Clemson had the top recruiting class in the ACC, and seventh best in the FBS. Much of that had to do with the 14 four-star commits the Tigers had at the time. Now, after the struggles Clemson has had on the field, a few of those top recruits have decided to take a different path.
The Tigers lost three, blue chip commits over the last month. This dropped their recruiting rankings to third in the ACC and 15th in the country according to ON3…